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Author Topic: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot  (Read 850 times)

Offline Matt Green

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what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« on: November 23, 2012, 07:56:00 PM »
Some bows seem 'finicky' or highly sensitive to minor variations in form. While others seem to shoot consistent and 'overlook' flaws. What bows have you shot/owned that are highly forgiving? And a follow up - WHY do you think it was forgiving (design, wt, grip, etc)
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 08:35:00 PM »
I have a early 90s BW MA11. I can pick it up after not shooting it for months or a year and 1 or 2 arrows I'm spot on. That bow shoots so good for me.

Offline ChrisM

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2012, 08:43:00 PM »
Every Bob Lee I have ever shot.
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Offline Rob W.

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2012, 08:45:00 PM »
My Longwalker has grip that I can't seem to grip wrong.
This stuff ain't no rocket surgery science!

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2012, 08:57:00 PM »
My Longwalker, Zipper(s), and Stalker Hybrid with Static Limbs. Grips, smoothness of draw.
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2012, 09:04:00 PM »
a little samick horse bow of 50" long when strung smooth to draw and Quick as possum crap of glass
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2012, 09:06:00 PM »
My Shrew Hill with slight string follow seems to  get the arrow where it is supposed to go even when I mess up.  It is real forgiving, real quiet and real deadly.

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2012, 09:11:00 PM »
None.  All mine are like wild stallions and I must constantly grapple with them and convince them I am the Alpha Male to force them to my will.

Except the Bear Kodiak Hunter.  That's a pussycat.  I have enough time to walk up and correct arrow flight after release on the way to the target and that makes it a bit more forgiving.
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2012, 09:22:00 PM »
I have a B.W. MAIII,that I shoot the lights out with.on the other hand I have a B.W.longbow I struggle with.

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2012, 09:24:00 PM »
Stewarts slammers just shoot for me-

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2012, 09:27:00 PM »
Border Black Douglas. I knew when I'd screwed up but the arrows would just keep going where I wanted them.

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2012, 09:36:00 PM »
A Fazio Ballistik I owned years ago. My form was still weak, but that bow let me get away with all kinds of crap.
Kinda glad I got rid of it at the time, I really had to learn the basics.
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2012, 09:38:00 PM »
RER XR seems to be the most forgiving for me...not sure why, but I think it may be in the forward design and the stable limb design.
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2012, 09:39:00 PM »
bw pma2 62 inch...and a 62in.jefferys royal hunter
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2012, 10:02:00 PM »
Bob Lee: Weight of the bow.
Robertson: Stability and grip.
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2012, 10:19:00 PM »
The EagleWing Talon 11 is the most forgiving bow I have ever shot.
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2012, 10:49:00 PM »
my most forgiving bow is a  21 century.  That bow shoots a wide range of arrows and is just plan easy to tune and shoot..
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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2012, 11:03:00 PM »
60" Abbott Recurve, it has a lower brace than normal for a recurve and has a longbow grip. I'm a longbow guy so in my hands this bow shoots beautifully. I believe it has to do with a very nicely designed limb and reinforcement of the tips. It just tracks and shoots a wide variety of spines and weights equally well.

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2012, 11:08:00 PM »
For me, it's the Dwyer Defiant longbow. Describing why a bow shoots more forgiving than others is a little subjective. I would guess that the most forgiving bows are the longest bows. My bow shoots field tips, broad heads and bare shafts equally well and just feels right when I shoot it.

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Re: what "forgiving" bows have you owned/shot
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2012, 11:13:00 PM »
Compared to other bows I've owned my crooked stic just seems right for me, no explanation just agrees with me, as to where arrow should go, a little better than most that I have bought, sold,and traded.
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